Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Ads and Commerce

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 252,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Mountain View, CA, focused on AI/ML for Ads and Commerce. You will design and implement advanced ML features, leverage state-of-the-art infrastructure, and partner with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products at scale.

The role requires strong software development experience, Generative AI expertise, and the ability to drive projects from design through deployment in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio, reinforcement learning, ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (model deployment, evaluation, data processing, debugging).
• Generative AI experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions in one or more ML areas and leverage ML infrastructure.
• Leverage Gemini, RAG, and other cutting edge technologies to build features for our sellers.
• Design, implement, and launch features using a Test-Driven-Development approach.
• Build robust and scalable data pipelines and real-time APIs.
• Collaborate with Business, PM, UX, and other engineering teams.

Skills

Software development

Generative AI

ML infrastructure

Speech/Audio

Reinforcement learning

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

SQL

Boq

Dart

F1

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML, Ads and Commerce

Google – Mountain View, CA, USA

Mid

Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages.
• 3 years of experience testing, maintaining, or launching software products, and 1 year of experience with software design and architecture.
• 3 years of experience with one or more of the following: Speech/audio (e.g., technology duplicating and responding to the human voice), reinforcement learning (e.g., sequential decision making), ML infrastructure, or specialization in another ML field.
• 3 years of experience with ML infrastructure (e.g., model deployment, model evaluation, optimization, data processing, debugging).
• Generative AI experience.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 1 year of experience in SQL, Boq, Dart, and F1.
• Experience in Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including vector search, embedding optimization, and semantic retrieval strategies.
• Experience with Generative AI, Generative AI Agent, and Google Infrastructure.
• Experience with AI Platform, Gemini, and Knowledge of distributed systems.

About the job

Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.

Users come first at Google. Nowhere is this more important than on our Advertising and Commerce team: we believe that ads and commercial information can be highly useful to our users if that information is relevant to what our users wish to find or do. Advertisers worldwide use Google Ads to promote their products; publishers use AdSense to serve relevant ads on their website; and business around the world use our products (like Google Shopping, and Google Wallet) to support their online businesses and bring users into their offline stores. We are constantly innovating to deliver the most effective advertising and commerce opportunities of tomorrow.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $174000 - $252000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement solutions in one or more specialized ML areas, leverage ML infrastructure, and demonstrate expertise in a chosen field.
• Leverage Gemini, RAG, and other cutting edge technologies to build critical features for our sellers.
• Design, implement, and launch features using a Test-Driven-Development approach.
• Build robust and scalable data pipelines and real-time APIs.
• Collaborate with Business, PM, UX, and other engineering teams.

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